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28.03.2009, 10:05

Blind Palestinian’s method helps visually-impaired kids

A blind Palestinian inventor claims to have made a breakthrough for the visually-impaired. Sammer Abu Al Rub improved Braille letters and his method is having a real impact on children in his native Gaza.

28.07.2009, 10:21

Israeli factories have Palestinians fuming

Several Israeli factories stand accused of dumping waste so toxic it has destroyed Palestinian farm land and sent cancer rates soaring. The owners say tests they have carried out indicate those accusations are baseless.

27.11.2009, 02:07

Oldest woman on Earth now lives in Turkey

The head of the birth registry directorate in the remote region of southeast Turkey discovered that a woman from the Kurdish village of Besiri could be the oldest woman living on Earth - reportedly 125-years-old.

A girl cries as she is circumcised.  (Stephanie Sinclair) 26.06.2009, 20:45 17 comments

Female genital mutilation – tradition or torture?

Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.

Demonstrators protest outside the Swedish embassy in Tel Aviv against the Swedish government's refusal to condemn articles in the afternoon tabloid Aftonbladet claiming that Israeli soldiers had trafficked the organs of dead Palestinians (AFP Photo / Jack Guez) 22.12.2009, 10:09 10 comments

Israel admits harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

Israel has admitted to unlawfully taking organs from dead people, including Palestinians, in the 1990s without the prior permission of the families of the donors.

AFP Photo / Ali Al-Saadi 23.10.2010, 09:36 15 comments

Poisonous US weapons in Iraq kill thousands and mar generations

US commanders in Iraq ignored evidence of torture and the murder of civilians. These are the major findings from the leak of 400,000 secret American military files from the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.

17.10.2010, 08:49 6 comments

US has more obese people than any other country - NYC weighs up why

Americans are the 'biggest' people in the world - the World Health Organization says over 60 per cent of the U.S. population is obese.

AFP Photo / Tariq Mahmood 06.05.2009, 16:49 3 comments

Russia urges stop to flow of Afghan opium

The Russian Parliament says the international forces in Afghanistan must take urgent steps to curb illegal drug production in the country, and Moscow can help to deal with the problem.

26.06.2009, 19:05 4 comments

Female genital mutilation is not a question of culture – HR activist

The UN considers female circumcision torture. Human rights activists worldwide see it as a major women’s rights violation and a broader debate is needed, says Thomas Von Der Osten-Sacken from human rights NGO – WADI.

Afghanistan, Kunduz : A German soldier stands guard during a visit by ISAF officials to patients wounded during an airstrike carried out by NATO, in a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz on September 5, 2009 (AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini ) 08.09.2009, 02:17 2 comments

Charity group lashes out at U.S. troops for raiding Afghan hospital

A Swedish aid group has accused American troops of storming a hospital in central Afghanistan, tying up staff, and breaking down doors under the pretense of rooting out insurgents.

Cut-rate plastic surgeons lead to costly rehab

Published: 15 May, 2009, 08:29


Syria has become the beauty factory of the Middle East, where thousands flock for affordable cosmetic surgery. However, the quality of the doctor's work is not guaranteed.

 
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